Leviticus 9:24

and fire cometh out from before Jehovah, and consumeth on the altar the burnt-offering, and the fat; and all the people see, and cry aloud, and fall on their faces.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

In Context

23And Moses goeth in — Aaron also — unto the tent of meeting, and they come out, and bless the people, and the honour of Jehovah appeareth unto all the people;

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Cross References

Genesis 4:3And it cometh to pass at the end of days that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the ground a present to Jehovah;

Genesis 17:3And Abram falleth upon his face, and God speaketh with him, saying,

Leviticus 6:13fire is continually burning on the altar, it is not quenched.

Numbers 14:5And Moses falleth — Aaron also — on their faces, before all the assembly of the company of the sons of Israel.

Numbers 23:21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Nor hath He seen perverseness in Israel; Jehovah his God [is] with him, And a shout of a king [is] in him.

Judges 13:19And Manoah taketh the kid of the goats, and the present, and offereth on the rock to Jehovah, and He is doing wonderfully, and Manoah and his wife are looking on,

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:24

23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people. 24 And there came a fire out from before the Lord , and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. We are not told what Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle to do, v. 23 . Some of the Jewish writers say, "They went in to pray for the appearance of the divine glory;"… Read the whole commentary →

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